Combined spigot and bung-remover.



No. 664,565. Patented Dec. 25, I900. T. LIVINGOOD. COMBINED SPIGOT ANDBUNG nemovas.

(Application filed Oct. 81, 1900-),

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS LIVINGOOD, OF HAMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-' HALF TOSOLOMON K. HOFFMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED SPIGOT AND BUNG-REMOVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,565, dated December25, 1900.

Application filed October 31, 1900. Serial No. 35,037. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS Lrvmeoon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamburg,in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Spigotand Bung-Remover; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in means for placing a spigot ina keg or barrel, while removing the bung at the same time, without lossof liquid or injury to the keg.

The main object of the invention is to prevent destruction of the Woodsurrounding the bung-hole; and to this end I have so constructed myappliance that the spigot is entered as well as removed without theleast injury to the keg, thus prolonging the life thereof.

i The invention is fully set forth in the accompanying drawings andfully described in the following specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my applianceapplied to the head of a keg. Fig. 2 is a vertical end view of the same.Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line X X of Fig. 1.

The opening or bung-hole in the keg is provided with a bushing or,having a rim 1), which rests against the head of the keg. This rim isformed with an overhanging ledge c at its top, extending its entirecircumference, and has a central hole cl. An upright frame 6 is formedwith a semicircular web f, joining the two posts g at the bottom, and isadapted to enter the space under the ledge 0. These posts 9 are groovedalong their inside at h and are joined at the top by a cross-arm 2',through which passes a screw j, operated by means of a hand-wheel 76 andcarrying at its lower end a block 1, adapted to slide vertically in thegrooves h of the posts.

To the lower side of the block Z is secured the spigot m, and its lowerend n depends a sufficient distance to force the bung 0 almost theentire distance through the head of the keg. This is accomplished byturning the hand-wheel and causing the block 1 to descend in itsguideways it until the lower end of the spigot comes in contact with thebung 0, when the continued turning will force the spigot down until itrests on the rim of the bushing. When this position is reached, the bungis still in the hole, but only sufficiently to hold it there. Thedraft-pipe is then inserted through the hollow screw j and the spigot mand forces the bong into the barrel, and the liquid is then ready to betapped. When it is desired to remove a spigot, the hand-wheel is turnedin the reverse direction, and when it clears the rim of the bushing itcan be removed from its hold on the ledge c and will be ready to applyto another keg. The bushing (1 remains permanently in the keg, it beingsecured therein in any suitable manner.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is In a combinedspigot and bung-remover for barrels, constructed and arranged to be usedin connection with a bushing a secured to the barrel and having anoverhanging ledge c, an upright frame comprising two posts joined at thebottom by a semicircular web f adapted to engage said ledge c andcarrying a sliding block Z provided with a spigot m, operated by ahand-screw and adapted to force the spigot into the bung-hole and removethe bung at one operation, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS LIVINGOOD.

Witnesses:

HARRY G. THOMSON, ED. A. KELLY.

